After I told you about my project folder, Jen asked for my day-to-day planning tool. So here it is: a simple weekly calendar. Before I start my work week, I review the projects in my project folder and assign the next actions to particular days on my weekly planner. I use the six most important…
Each year, I do a rural small business trends article for Anita Campbell’s Small Biz Trends. Here’s the 2011 Trends Driving Rural Small Business. (check the original post for more comments!) Local, government and economic development are the three key factors shaping rural small business in the coming year. Within each of these factors are smaller subtrends. Here’s…
Even though I call this the Brag Basket, it’s not really about bragging. It’s about sharing. It’s here so you can introduce yourself, share some good news, or congratulate a friend.The basket is open all weekend, from January 7-9, 2011. Happy New Year! Speak up and add yourself or another deserving soul in the comments. We…
Small Biz Survival has grown. It isn’t just blog posts any more! Here are some other places to connect, and other resources you can use. Social Networks and Community FacebookI post links to a few of our best articles, and I try to allow lots of room for community discussion. Find us on Facebook. TwitterI share…
I love it when a small business tells their story in a compelling way. Here is one terrific example. (If you can’t see the video below, click to open the original post.) I recently ordered from NutsOnline.com [UPDATE: Now they’re Nuts.com] because I loved the way they presented their family history all over their website. Their…
Here’s a terrific poster I saw in Dodge City, Kansas. Turning around the phrase, “Get the heck out of Dodge,” the Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation has “Get the heck into Dodge!” Ten bonus points for their excellent website address: DodgeCityHasJobs.com – Their whole site gives a wonderful impression of the community and their current economic…
My annual rural small biz trends email is coming soon. To get it, sign up for my email newsletter. Trends is always the most popular email of the year. See, each year I do a trends post for Small Biz Trends. And each year, I have more to say about trends. There are some extra trends…
Time for two critical end of year accounting tasks: mileage and inventory. Use your vehicle for business? Write down your mileage at the beginning of the year. Learn more about deducting business use of your vehicle. Sell products? Take an inventory of all products on hand at the turn of the year. Make products? Inventory…
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